Champions League: Paris Saint Germain defeats Juventus 2-1
TORINO. Paris Saint Germain beat Juventus to win 2-1.
TORINO. Paris Saint Germain overcome Juventus to win 2-1. It was Paris Saint Germain to strike first with a goal of K. Mbappe at the 13′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Mendes gave the win to Paris Saint Germain in the 69′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Torino on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande with the help of Diego Barbero Sevilla and Guadalupe Porras Ayuso. The 4th official was José Luis Munuera Montero. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.17 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Juventus was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Paris Saint Germain that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Juventus was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Paris Saint Germain was able to find the solution to win this match.
Juventus shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Juventus received 3 yellow cards (F. Gatti, A. Milik and N. Fagioli). On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain received 1 yellow card (M. Verratti).
After this match, Juventus will stay with 3 points like Maccabi Haifa to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain will have 11 points like Benfica to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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13'13'
K. Mbappe
L. Messi
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14'14'
F. Gatti
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21'21'
R. Sanches
F. Ruiz
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39'39'
L. Bonucci
J. Cuadrado
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45'45'
A. Milik
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68'68'
H. Ekitike
C. Soler
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68'68'
N. Mendes
J. Bernat
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69'69'
N. Mendes
K. Mbappe
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74'74'
F. Chiesa
F. Miretti
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77'77'
N. Fagioli
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85'85'
M. Verratti
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85'85'
M. Soule
M. Locatelli
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88'88'
E. Barrenechea
J. Cuadrado
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88'88'
D. Pereira
M. Verratti
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88'88'
T. Barbieri
N. Fagioli
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Juventus: Formation and Lineups
Juventus started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
The manager Massimiliano Allegri chose to play with the following team: Wojciech Szczęsny , Federico Gatti , Leonardo Bonucci , Alex Sandro , Juan Cuadrado , Nicolò Fagioli , Manuel Locatelli , Adrien Rabiot , Filip Kostić , Fabio Miretti and Arkadiusz Milik .
Substitutes
Juventus made 4 changes: F. Miretti for F. Chiesa (74′), M. Locatelli for M. Soule (85′), J. Cuadrado for E. Barrenechea (88′) and N. Fagioli for T. Barbieri (88′).
Top player: Leonardo Bonucci
Probably the most impressive player in Juventus was Leonardo Bonucci.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
Paris Saint Germain: Formation and Lineups
Paris Saint Germain started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the opposite side, Christophe Galtier played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Sergio Ramos , Marquinhos , Juan Bernat , Fabián Ruiz , Marco Verratti , Vitinha , Carlos Soler , Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé .
Substitutes
Paris Saint Germain made 4 changes: F. Ruiz for R. Sanches (21′), C. Soler for H. Ekitike (68′), J. Bernat for N. Mendes (68′) and M. Verratti for D. Pereira (88′).
Top player: Kylian Mbappé
The player who no doubt impressed Paris Saint Germain the most was Kylian Mbappé.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
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